Clean live culture sent in a mini dish or a 2ml Eppendorf tube. The epp tubes are sturdy and good for sending internationally. They seal hermetically and provide a safe means of transfer. Put the agar wedge on a Petri dish to have it colonized in a week or two.

Growth parameters, to be taken with a grain of salt, from Stamets' "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms":